William Carl Pettek Collection

Biographical Information

Gender

Male

Race

Unspecified

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War or Conflict

Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1966-1970

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Coast Guard

Unit of Service

Northern Surveillance Group, Task Force 115 (Mobile Riverine Force); USCGC Cactus (WLB 270); USCGC Castle Rock (WHEC 383); USCGC Chase (WHEC 718); USCGC Point Kennedy (WPB 82320), USCG Division 12

Location of Service

Cape May, New Jersey; Boston, Massachusetts; New Orleans, Louisiana; Da Nang, Vietnam; Newfoundland; South China Sea; Pacific; Atlantic; Alameda, California

Highest Rank

Gunner's Mate Third Class

Prisoner of War

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Audio: CD [1 item] -- Oral history interview

Manuscript: Biographical information [3 items] -- Typewritten document

Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [3 items] -- Typewritten document

Interviewer:

Susan Slaninka

Contributor:

Richlyn Goddard

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Atlantic County Historical Society

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/79939

Subjects:

Pettek, William Carl

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal Narratives

United States. Coast Guard.

Cite as:

William Carl Pettek Collection
(AFC/2001/001/79939), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress